Healthcare experts weigh in on Paul Henry’s proposed national cancer centre
Health experts give mixed verdicts on Act's $2 billion proposal for a national centre of cancer excellence, with some backing the ambition and others wanting fundamental problems addressed first.
Paul Henry announced during his Act Party candidacy campaign that New Zealand should build a world-class cancer hospital. Act has since formalised this into a policy proposal for a $2 billion centre of excellence with campuses in Auckland and Christchurch, to be funded through government investment, public-private partnerships, philanthropy and private capital. Healthcare experts are divided: some believe the idea has merit and could improve cancer care, while others argue the government should first address staffing shortages, access to cancer medicines and screening programmes that are currently lacking.
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